> > > > I have a client with a MSserver and a server Fedora3. > > > > On te MsServer every user has a home dir. > > > > I would like to mount his homedir on the MsServer everytime he logs in. > > > > I thought of inserting a line into /etc/fstab > > > > //HisComputer/HisShare /mnt/MyMount smbfs noauto,user 0 0 > > > > And put a mount /mnt/MyMount into ~/.bashrc > > > > and do the umount in ~/.bash_logout > > > > But somehow it does not work. > > > > > > > > Linux refuses to mount as a normal user > > > > so i have to use sudo. > > > > Is there a better way? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Roland > > > > roland@xxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > One way > > > run smbmount and smbumount with setuid > > > > > > chmod u+s smbmount > > > chmod u+s smbumount > > > > > But ofcourse security problems. > > > > > > Or you can mention the owner of the home dir with uid and gid in fstab > > > > //HisComputer/HisShare /mnt/MyMount smbfs uid=515,gid=515 0 0 > > > > Now user with uid 515 and group with id 515 has all the rights on > > their home directory. > > > > Regards > > > > Ankush Grover > > Sorry for sending you this message directly, but I must have a solution > the latest tomorrow. > > I changed this chmod on smbmount > but then I get the message > $ mount /mnt/pcleen > libsmb based programs must *NOT* be setuid root. > 22339: Connection to 192.1.1.1 failed > SMB connection failed > > You need also to know that the password for Linux and MsServer is > different, because of Lx security. > > I installed linneighborhood. > But I do not understand what is happening, in other words, nothing is. > I see the lx Server and his mounts If you r using Windows 2003 then through smbfs you can't mount the windows directories.You need to use cifs for that mount -t cifs -o username=john //windowsserver/share /mnt/smb in /etc/fstab //windows/share /mnt/smb cifs credentials=/etc/.smb uid=515,gid=515 0 0 even it is not windows 2003 you can use cifs with any windows. in /etc/.smb file username=john (windows username) password=the password for the user john don't make this file world readable. for more information "man mount.cifs" Regards Ankush Grover
